Notebook inkwell



Feb. 4, 1925? 1,52 7,248

c. D. BOWERS NOTEBOOK INKWELL Filed Feb. 27. 1924 INVENTOR BY ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHAR-LES DENVER- BOVVERS, OF ELCMHURST, NEW YORK.

NOTEBOOK INKW'ELL.

Application filed February 27, 1924. Serial No. 685,405.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Denver. Bownus, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmhurst, Long Island, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Notebook lnkwells, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stationery and has particular reference to equipment used by stenographers. In the practice of court reporters and others where maximum speed and accuiac are demanded it is desirable, if not essential, that ink be employed as a medium and that it be supplied by a means separate from a fountain pen or the like.

Among the objects of the invention, therefore is to provide a novel type or construction of note books having awsupply of ink associated therewith in the most convenientposition in relation thereto for the accommodation of the writer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a note book having formed directly in or through the leaves a series of registering holes forming a pit, and an ink well fitted detachably or interchangeably in said pit, means being provided for the purpose of utilizing the cover boards of the note book as supports in succession for the ink well, and that cover board remote from the one supporting the ink well being adapted to carry a closure or sealing means so that if the writer at any time desires to close his book the ink will be properly retained in the ink well.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective indicating an open notebook fitted with my improvement.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical central section through the ink well, the top cover board being somewhat lifted from closed position.

Fig. 3 is a View corresponding somewhat to Fig. 2 but showing the alternative closure for the ink well.

Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the ink well in operative position.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings I show a note book comprising top and bottom spaced cover boards 10 and 11 hinged to each other at 12 and a series of leaves 13 between the cover boards designed to be written upon in succession toward the lower or bottom board and then for the book to be turned over for writing upon the leaves toward the opposite board as the bottom. The leaves are provided with registering holes forming a pit 1% extending all the way through the series.

15 indicates an ink well fitted detachably in said pit and while of comparatively small size has sufficient capacity for enough ink to enable the writer to lill both pages of all the leaves with notes. The pit and ink well, being located adjacent to the upper end of the leaves or hinge line, is in the most convenient place for the writer to dip into it with his pen for writing purposes. The ink well is locked preferably to the lower cover board while the upper end or mouth of the ink well is about flush with or below the uppermost leaf of the series. Obviously the leaves after being severally filled or written upon may be moved or ren'ioved without being obstructed by the ink well.

Any suitable means may be provided for locking or securing the bottom end of the ink well to the bottom cover board. As a convenient means for accomplishing this function I indicate a socket member 16 fitted in a hole 1'7 formed in the lower cover board and into which the lower end of the ink well may be detachably secured, as by screw threads. The opposite cover board is provided with a similar hole and socket member secured therein, so that the ink well may be selectively fitted into either socket member. lVhen the bottom leaf of the series is filled with notes the writer will detach the ink well from the socket then holding it, reverse the book, and then attach the ink well in the socket piece of the new bottom, in place for writing upon the other sides of the leaves.

As a temporary closure I provide a stopper having a base portion 18 formed as the counterpart of the ink well bottom and so secured in the socket piece of the top cover board and having also a tapered cork portion 19 projectable directly into the mouth of the ink well. The stopper base may boot wood or other material firmer than the cork 19, and it screwed into place may be provided with a pair of holes or pits 20 for the application of a tool for turning it so as not to break or destroy the cork. lVithin the mouth of the ink well is a flexible diaphragm 21 provided with intersecting slits 22 through which the pen may be projected or dipped and which lies normally in a plane. making a self sealing closure or guard. The cork 1 lies directly against the surface of the diaphragm when the top cover is down, thus making more secure the non-leakable closure. In this condition the operator may close his book and while carrying it closed no leakage of ink will occur. As a more positive or permanent closure I provide a cap having a flange 24 threaded directly upon the upper end of the ink well and l'iaving an internal gasket 25 cooperating with the cap for sealing. This cap is useful particularly when the ink well is separated from the book, although it may be used any time interchangeably with the cork. The threads in the cap are preferably of a dil'l'erent character from those formed at the bottom of the ink well and in the socket pieces 16. That is to say, if the cap threads are right handed those in the socket pieces should be left handed, whereby any force that may be i'iecessary to unseat the cap will not start the ink well from its holding socket.

The socket members 16, being small and light, may be regarded as a feature of the note book and so will be discarded there with, but the ink well may be used repeatedly.

It will be understood that the improvement contemplates the use of an ink well and means for holding the same in connection with any type of note book, memorandum pad, or the like which is provided with a hole through the leaves through which access to the ink well may be had.

I claim:

1. The combination, with a note book having relatively still cover boards and a series of leaves interposed between them, the series of leaves having a hole formed therethrough, of an ink well fitted in said hole, means to attach removably the ink well to the bottom cover board, and closure means for the ink well.

2. A note book comprising a bottom board and a series of leaves supported thereon and movable therefrom, said leaves being formed adjacent to their upper end with registering holes forming a pit, and means located in said pit for holding a suilicientsupply of ink for writing upon all the leaves in successioi'i, said ink holding means remaining in place while the leaves may be severally moved.

3. A note book comprising spaced boards constituting selectively top and bottom covers hinged together and a series of leaves bound between them, said leaves being formed with registering holes forming a pit adjacent to the hinge line, means located in said pit for holding a supply of ink for writing upon all the leaves in succession to ward both covers in succession, and means carried by both covers for selectively attacl1- ing the ink holding means detachably to that board which in turn constitutes the bottom cover.

at. hstechanism as set forth in claim 3 in which closure means is provided for the ink holding means and comprises a member detachably secured to the top cover board.

5. Mechanism as set forth in claim 3 in which the cover boards are provided with holes registering with the pit in the leaves,

and the means for attaching the ink holding means comprises socket members secured in said registering holes.

6. In a device of the nature set forth, the combination of an ink well for use in. con nection with a note book having a hole termed through the leaves thereof, and means for supporting the ink well in position for the ink well to be dipped into through said hole.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

CHARLES DENVER BOWERS. 

